A Ohio treasure hunter was sent to prison for refusing to tell authorities and investors where he stashed 500 gold coins discovered in an 1857 shipwreck.

Not every window into the past looks like a museum display. Sometimes it’s a stash tucked into a hillside—quiet, deliberate, and meant to be found ...

Three treasure hunters want to prove that there were piles of Civil War gold buried in western Pennsylvania and that the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — For more than a century, people across the Ozarks have believed that untold wealth lies hidden beneath their feet. Spanish silver sealed in caves. Civil War gold buried to keep it ...

Lost treasure isn’t just the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters and adventure novels. Around the world, real fortunes in gold, jewels, and priceless artifacts have vanished into history, leaving behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a treasure chest somewhere in Canada filled with gold worth just under $1 million. It's yours, if you can find it. Need a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In wartime, even losing soldiers and politicians always make a last-ditch effort to outsmart the enemy. In the 19th and 20th ...

A Frenchman earlier this year discovered a gold treasure worth $800,000 while digging a swimming pool in his garden, local officials have said. The man informed the local authorities after he made the ...